Coop or crate.



0. J. LA. BAUVED Goo? 0R URATE.

APPLICATION FILED 5511.171903.

v`To alwhom nl 'may concern: l

B "aJcitfi'zen `of the United Stats, residing at fspecied.

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'e Iitflr'novvn that I, OonLoN J. LA Batvn,

Eid-'nalin the county of Jackson and State of 1illelr'as, have' invented new and useful lmprovements in Coops or'Grates, of which the following 1s a specification.

This'invention relates to folding coops or 'crates of `that type having infolding' sid-cs and ends coperating with a base or bottom 'and having 'a removablecover" which is separable and capable fofbcing compactly arranged in relation to the remaining parts of the cratetfor storage or'return shipment..

The pri-mary' object of the present invention is to provide a folding coop or crat'e having such structure lasto render it convenv ient for transportingpoultry and other -live .I rsto'ck, and -Whe'r'einthe several* partsv are Y 20 strong and durable, comparatively simple in their construction, and eiect-ive inoperay tion.

A= further object of `the intenti-'Onis to provide afsimple hinge means for the sides -and ends and reliable fastenings which may be readily manipulated to Ahold the lsides -and -ends in operative position orreleased to pe'rmit the said 'sides or ends to be collapsed.

I With these and other objec-tsand admin 30j tages'in' view, the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts which Willbe more fiilly'hereinafter In the drawing: Figure l is a perspective View of a. coop or crate embodying the fea Fig. 2 is a transl tion of the crate. F ig. 3is a detail side vele- "vtion of a portion of the crate.A 'Fig'. l

illustrates detail "perspective1 views of pore tions'of contiguous extremities' of the. sides andends, a partof one side'and'a portion-of one-.end being shown. `Fig. 5 is a detail p'e'rspec'tive vlew of one of lthe hinge brackets. :.14 5- Similar 'characters of reference-'are feinployed to iinlicat'e` corresponding"-partsl'-in the several vievv'sg-i...v

opposite sides has longitudinall sills'- secured thereto' 'tol'raise thebott'om troni' the "supporting surface. Adjacent "the ,corners of the bottoni aresupporting'bra'clets 3 having f horizontal niexnbers4 "l 'which are secured to the bottomor-base by-`bolts or` analogous fastenings 5 extending there v l Specification of ,-Ife'tterafrlateiit."V Application filed January 17,1908'.

Y. I' oDELoN .t LA nrm'fE1"',forenseignants 'f 'cooron'cnarnw j Patented aan. 12v, 190e.A

seria no. 411,308.

through and engaging the sills 2 to provide a firm and reliable attaching means. liach supporting bracket 3 has an outer upstanding angular extremity composed of a. lon-er member t3 and an upper integral meinber T disposed in a plane atright angles lto the said lower member 6, as clearly shown by Fig. 5. vThe members 6 and?v have open.-

. ings 8 and 9 extendingtherethrough, one in x each, and this simpliiied forni of supportingA bracket constitutes the main element ofthe hinge connection for the lower cornerpoi- .tions of the sides Oaiid-ends l1 of the coop or crate. The sides l0 of the'crate areV movablv attached to the lower members 6 of the l,

supporting bracket., and-.the ends 11 ivotally/'engage the inembers'? so that sai ends 'l-l have their' lower edges elevated above the lower1 edges of the sides l0 to facilitate infolding ofthe said ends over the sides.

The sides l0 and ends 11v are practically of the same construction, but differ in dimensions', and each` :is-made up of intersecting rods l2 and lrespectively extending throug tubular sections oir pipes lll and. 15, the rods- 12 and 13 projecting beyond or outwardly from the ends of the tubular sections or pipes' and Welded together at the lower ends of the sides l0.and vendsll to provide pintles 16 and 17, and at the upper' corners of the ends l1 to form coupling extensions lSWhichai-'e tiattendldeangl'- providedv with apertures or opening'sl, as clearly shown by F ig. 4. The rods' at the corners ofthe upper portions of the sides l0 are bent as at 20 and continued through the tubularsections or pipes 15. The projectingpintles 16 and 17 respectively engage the openings 8 and' 9 in the members @and 7 of each supporting bracket 3; and it ivill be observed in the'event of breakage of' any one of thebrackets that it may be readily replaced Without requiring reconstruction or expensive'repair of-'the 'entire coop or crate. The sides lO and' .ends 11 have wire screens aov -20/ applied theret and connected .to the tubular 'sections orpipes 11i and 15". Clips 9.1 engage the tubular sections or pipes 14 and 'have hooks Q2 connected 'thereto and `raugiflit over-the longitudinal marginal wires "of the'V screens 20". YIi'iterrnediate longitutlina'l 'wires '24 oit tlielscreens h'a'vetheirl opposite extremities extendedandhooked around 'the'tubiilar sectionsjoi-"pipes 15 as at 25, and at the corners of the screens' are lsecured 'diagpnal connecting Wires Q6 Iwhich are at-V tached by any suitable means to the corners u of thesideslO and ends 11. This mode of' securing the screens tothe sides 10 and ends llpermits-a replacement ofsaid screens in the event of injury thereto, and when it is desired to rehabilitate a coop or crate embodying 'the features of' the invention at aminimum expense it is only necessarytor disconnect the hooks 22 and 25 and the diagonal connecting wires 26 and insert a new screen.

Inother words, the screens are4 readily replaceable, and in some instances screens havshown by Fig. 4, a clip 27 is 'applied-over, the

-upper tubular section or pipe 14 of each side 10 close to the upper opposite corners of said sides and each cli has outwardly projecting iages 28 in contiguous-relation and having inner and outer openings 29 and 30, the inner opening being en aged .by one extremity of a movable 'hasp limi 31' and the outer opening 30 has one end of a hook 32 movably secured therein. In assembling the parts of the lock thehasp link 31 is turned over the locking extension 18 -and the hook 32 is inserted through the opening 19 in said extension. By this means the. sides and ends are firmly secured, but may be readilyseparated when it is desired to collapse orfold the coop or crate. v

A cover- 33 is removably applied to the coop or crate and comprises end -bars 34 which are angular in cross-section and connected by longitudinal tie bars 35 and 36, a screen covering 37 being secured between the bars and having a' central opening 38 which is closed by a ate 39. The opposite extremities of the end bars 34 are projected beyond the tie bars 35 and 36 and one set of the extremlties is terminally cut inwardly at an angle as at 40, Fig. 2, and the top .adjacent portion of the bar is bent around the top tubular section or pipe 14 of one of the sides as at 41.' The opposite projected extremities of the bars 34 are bent downwardly as at 42 and loosely engage over the top tubular section or pipe 14 o the opposite side. At the center of the top tubular section or pipe 14 adjacent to the tie bar 35, a hasp plate 43 is secured and has an opening 44,i its free end to tit over an upstanding staple 45 secured to the center of the said tie bar 35, a hook 46'v being also attached to the tie bar 35 to engage thestaple 45 above the end of the has-p plate 43.- The cover 33 is removable and may be opened to clear the entire top of the cotp or crate, the bends 41 serving with the un r or inclined cuts or ends of the bars 34 as a hinge means. When it is desired to separate the cover 33 the bends 41 are released or slightly drawn outwardly to permit the tubular section or pipe 14 with which they have had close engagement :to be libe'rated' and atlthe same time the hasp plate 43 is detached from the tie bar 35. lVhen the .sides and ends of the crate are infolded or collapsed, the cover may be applied thereover and suitably secured to reduce the coop or crate for reshipment or storage.

'In the operation of collapsing the coop or crate, the cover 33 is first removed, the sides 10 infolded over and against the bottom or base and the ends 11 then turned downwardly and inwardly over the folded sides, the Vcover being then disposed upon the suit-able means, such as wire or cord, so that it will not move outof place through shipment or storage.. In setting up the crate, the cover is removed from the folded sides and ends, and the ends and sides are then elevated as shown by Fig. 1 and secured by the' Vthe sides l0 is an advantageous structure .from the standpoint of convenience and economy, and the use of the tubular sections or pipes 14 and'15 with the rods insures a stronger frame formation for the sides and ends; and as the several rods 12 and 13 project through these tubular sections or pipes, the resistance to breakage of theparts of the frame coacting at their ends or extremities as securing and hinge means is distributed over the greater portion of the sides and ends with a, consequent increase in strength and durability.

Changes in the proportions, dimensions and minor details may be resorted to without departing from the -spirit -of the invention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is'claimed as new, is:

. llA coop or crate comprising a bottom having supporting brackets at the corners, each of the brackets being formed with an upstanding angular extremity composed of lower and upper integral members vertically disposed in planes at right angles to each other, and sides and ends having lower pintle projections respectively engaging the lower and upper members of the supporting brackets.

v 2. A coop or crate icomprising a bottom having supporting brackets at the corners 4folded sides and ends and secured by any f withouter upstanding extremities formed v with members disposed at right angles to each other, sides and Vends having frames comme consisting of rods extending through tubular sections or pipes and welded together at the lower corners of the sides and ends to form and horizontally projected at the lower corner portionsvof the said sides and 'ends and Welded together toV provide 4pintles which movably engage portions of the supporting 4. A coop or crate comprising a bottom having supporting brackets with outer up standing extremities, sides and ends havof' rods extending or pipes, the lower through tubular sections portions of the rods at the lower intersecting Ycorners of the sides and ends being welded together to formpintles which movably engage the outer upstanding portions' of the brackets.

V5.4 A coop or having supporting brackets at the corners, sides and ends having' pintle devices'at their lower corners movably engaging portions -of the brackets, the upper parts of the ends being horizontally projected and Iflattened to form lookin extensions land hasp links .movably carrie by the upper adjacent corner portions of the sides to separably tit over the said extensions.

6. A cooper crate comprising a bottom having supporting brackets at the corners, sides and ends havin pintie devices their lower corners movab y engaging portions of the brackets, the upper portionsof the ends having parts of the frames projected and fiattened to forml locking extensions, and locking devices carried by the adjacentl up- -per corner portions of the sides and consistling' of hasp links and hooks to removably engage the said locking extensions.

7. A crate or coop comprising a bottom having supporting'brackets at the corners, sides and ends embodying frames consisting of rods extending through tubular sections or pipes, the intersecting portions oir' the rods atthe lower corners of the sides and ends being welded'together to form pmtles crate comprising a bottom" movably engaging 'portions of the support-y ing brackets and disposed in relation to the latter at different elevations so that the ends will fold inwardly from the sides, locking means at the upper corners of the sides and ends, and a removable cover having a hinged connection with the intermediate portion of the upper part of the frame of one of the sides and separably engaging the upper part orn the frame of the remaining ,side and adapted to'be opened to fully clear the top of the crate or coop, the removable cover having an opening therein normally closedv by a gate 9. A coop or crate comprising a bottom having supporting brackets, sides and ends movably engaging the supporting brackets, and a. cover having iiangedend bars with one set of extremities undercut and bent to embrace the top portion of the frame of one side and the opposite set of extremities bent over and loosely embracing the top portion of the frame of the opposite side, and locking'means cooperating with one side and the adjacent portion of the cover.

10. A coop or crate having sides and ends movably supported thereby and embodying frames,clips attached to the upper and lower portions of the frames and carrying hooks, and a screen removably engaged by the hooks and having intermediate ongitudinal members terminally hooked over the end portions ofthe frames and also connected to said frames by diagonal wires attachedA to the corner portions thereof and the corners vof the said frames.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

@DELON d'. LA BAUVE. Witnesses:

F. G. Morrnrr, W. W. McCnoRY. 

